Dojo Darelir, the School of Xenograg the Sorcerer

Visualizing Xenograg at His Current Age

Watching the new streaming miniseries Shōgun got me thinking about my visual representation of Xenograg at his current age of 72. The definitive image that is on my homepage is 18 years ago!   ::gasp::

Had I chosen a film/television character at that time, it would likely have been Tiberias from Kingdom of Heaven, portrayed by Jeremy Irons:

Tiberias from Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Jeremy Irons, then-age 57

While I have a fondness for the 1980 version of Shōgun, I am very pleased with the new show’s increased role for the character of Toda Hiro-matsu and its marvelous portrayal by Tokuma Nishioka. His gravitas immediately struck me as an excellent visual analogue for Xenograg today:

Hiro-matsu from Shogun (2024)
Tokuma Nishioka, age 78